Asher (film)

Asher
Asher
	Film poster
Directed by	Michael Caton-Jones
Written by	Jay Zaretsky
Produced by	Ron Perlman; Josh Crook; Kirk Michael Fellows; Adam Folk; Joseph Mensch; Brian Wilkins;
Starring	Ron Perlman; Famke Janssen; Jacqueline Bisset;
Cinematography	Denis Crossan
Edited by	István Király; Tomi Szabo;
Music by	Simon Boswell
Distributed by	Momentum Pictures
Release dates	October 4, 2018 (Sitges Film Festival); December 7, 2018;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Asher (titled Hitman: Redemption in the UK) is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Ron Perlman in the title role. It was written by Jay Zaretsky.^[1]

Premise

Asher is an Israeli former Mossad agent turned gun-for-hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it is too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.

Cast

Ron Perlman as Asher
Famke Janssen as Sophie
Peter Facinelli as Uziel
Marta Milans as Marina
Richard Dreyfuss as Avi
Jacqueline Bisset as Dora
Ned Eisenberg as Abram
Guy Burnet as Lyor
William Perry as Black Fella
Blake Perlman as Hannah
Joseph Siprut as Craig
Bobby Daniel Rodriguez as Latin Man
Charles DelGatto as Bodega Clerk

Production

Filming began in the Syracuse, New York, area in August 2017.^[2]^[3]

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $2,846 with home DVD sales plus $1,290 home Blu-Ray sales for a total of $4,145 domestic video sales.^[4]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 13 reviews and an average rating of 6.6/10.^[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[6]

References

^ Busch, Anita (27 April 2017). "Famke Janssen Joins Cast Of Michael Caton-Jones' Movie 'Asher'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "New Ron Perlman movie 'Asher' filming scenes in Syracuse; see the cast". syracuse.com. August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ Benny, Michael (14 August 2017). "Movie scenes being filmed in Syracuse neighborhood". cnycentral.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Asher (2018)". The Numbers, Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ "Asher". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ "Asher Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

External links

Asher at IMDb
Asher at AllMovie

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[1] Busch, Anita (27 April 2017). "Famke Janssen Joins Cast Of Michael Caton-Jones' Movie 'Asher'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[2] "New Ron Perlman movie 'Asher' filming scenes in Syracuse; see the cast". syracuse.com. August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[3] Benny, Michael (14 August 2017). "Movie scenes being filmed in Syracuse neighborhood". cnycentral.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[4] "Asher (2018)". The Numbers, Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[5] "Asher". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[6] "Asher Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

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v t e Works directed by Michael Caton-Jones
Films	Scandal (1989) Memphis Belle (1990) Doc Hollywood (1991) This Boy's Life (1993) Rob Roy (1995) The Jackal (1997) City by the Sea (2002) Shooting Dogs (2005) Basic Instinct 2 (2006) Urban Hymn (2015) Asher (2018) Our Ladies (2019)
Miniseries	Brond (1987) World Without End (2012)